Facebook gripers..vent

[NikiM20]

How about the people who stay on farmville and fishtown etc etc. They drive me crazy. Can u block that??

 

[bumbershoot]

You can block seeing the applications. When you go (hang on, let me log in to see) to the Requests section, you can see all the things people have sent you. For a Group invitation, I see Confirm and Ignore in boxes. For a "causes video invitation", which is an application, I see Watch and Ignore in boxes, then below that in small font: "Block this application | Ignore all invitations from this friend".

So just block each application as you get it and you won't see them going forward. I never pay attention to the applications that come into my email box, or are on my page...I just wait until there are a ton over in that Requests box to the right, and do it en masse.


As for negative updates...maybe their lives are so good that the negative stuff is what jolts them to post. Maybe they don't feel it's as negative as you do.

What bugs me is the goopy "oh I love my husband soooo much". One friend posted that their DD was off somewhere, her husband took the day off, and they were going to spend the day in bed! UGH! Just b/c I went to school with you from 2nd grade on doesn't mean I want to know that, woman. And I don't know why she thought that *everyone else* on her friends list would want to know it, either...she has siblings, hubby's siblings, etc on her list...

I post what comes to mind, that I think won't bore people. Or if I want to whine and get a couple cyber hugs (b/c I wouldn't do that here) from my old friends if I'm sick. etc. Most of what I think to post doesn't get posted, b/c I don't want to bore people to tears, LOL.

 

[ChrizJen]

I agree...If all you have to say is something negative, don't say anything.

I'm having some seriously tough times in my personal life right now, and I've been really struggling on the brink of depression. So I just opt out of Facebook altogether. I'd rather not post anything than to air all of my problems for the world to see. When I do have a good day, that's when I post.

 

[Aneille]

You can hide any of the apps you don't like including the games. Just hover to the right of the post and a hide button will show up. Click it and you can choose to hide the poster or just that application.

I have a Mafia Wars only account and I hide every single post that does not have to do with MW.

 

[WhateverLolaWants]

I know a girl like that. Currently, she's complaining that people are not donating enough to Haiti - including the company she works for and Madonna. I've been so tempted to reply with either "I didn't realize charity was a competition" or "If you are so concerned about making a difference in this world, maybe you should stop drinking and driving" but I don't feel like starting anything.

 

[damren]

One that i did delete was my friends husband, he said he thought my picture was too sexy! i thought that was strange and deleted him!

eewww, if there was a throwing up smiley I'd throw that in here

 

[Darsa]

eewww, if there was a throwing up smiley I'd throw that in here

I think this is the closest we can get:

 

[Diva of Dragons]

I have 2 people like this. One is always like that, even in person. The other isn't. I think she just needs to get things off her chest sometimes and doesn't feel heard by the people around her. It doesn't bother me, except for the fact that the people who are constant Eeyore's or Debbie Downers are choosing to be unhappy, and they want us all to crawl into the pity pit with them.

I think we should start a positive posts only week, on FB!! Like a community "gratitude journal", just out of curiosity to see if anything changes.

 

[krcit]

You can block seeing the applications. When you go (hang on, let me log in to see) to the Requests section, you can see all the things people have sent you. For a Group invitation, I see Confirm and Ignore in boxes. For a "causes video invitation", which is an application, I see Watch and Ignore in boxes, then below that in small font: "Block this application | Ignore all invitations from this friend".

So just block each application as you get it and you won't see them going forward. I never pay attention to the applications that come into my email box, or are on my page...I just wait until there are a ton over in that Requests box to the right, and do it en masse.


As for negative updates...maybe their lives are so good that the negative stuff is what jolts them to post. Maybe they don't feel it's as negative as you do.

What bugs me is the goopy "oh I love my husband soooo much". One friend posted that their DD was off somewhere, her husband took the day off, and they were going to spend the day in bed! UGH! Just b/c I went to school with you from 2nd grade on doesn't mean I want to know that, woman. And I don't know why she thought that *everyone else* on her friends list would want to know it, either...she has siblings, hubby's siblings, etc on her list...

I post what comes to mind, that I think won't bore people. Or if I want to whine and get a couple cyber hugs (b/c I wouldn't do that here) from my old friends if I'm sick. etc. Most of what I think to post doesn't get posted, b/c I don't want to bore people to tears, LOL.

Ack!! I have a few of those too. 'My hubby is the sexiest man on the planet" 'Kids are out...baqck to bed for us" EWWWW!! Really??? TMI, people, TMI!

 

[Mic_n_Min]

I had a couple of those on my friend list- their posts are now hidden. I just couldn't take their negativity any longer.

 

[Nette]

I think we should start a positive posts only week, on FB!! Like a community "gratitude journal", just out of curiosity to see if anything changes.

Ugh, please don't. The ones that drive me crazy are the ALWAYS upbeat friends. Seriously, who is happy all of the time?

 

[MushyMushy]

I have a negative nelly too. She posts every ache, pain, and sadness in her life and you never see happiness. I feel horrible for her, but I would love to tell her that a constant barrage of negativity will just cause people to think of her as chicken little.

I'm actually the opposite. Even at my deepest, darkest depression last year, I made it all fun or funny on my Facebook. That was my escape.

I get more sick of the people who constantly post song lyrics. Or the ones who are always posting the messages that say if you agree copy and paste this into your status.

The negative ones don't bother me nearly as much....maybe because I take comfort in knowing other people feel as whiny as I do sometimes

You'd hate some of my friends. Many of them are musicians, so it's a constant stream of lyrics, MP3s and videos. I love it when we get started on the songs!

Does anyone know how to un-hide someone? I hid some people and don't know how to get them un hid.

Yes, go ahead to your news feed and hide someone and confirm it. After you do that, you can click "edit settings" to get people back.

 

[Carl]

I can't stand the ones who keep talking about how much they drink.

 

[itchin2go]

I think I have the opposite problem. Many of my friends seem to use it to brag. I've started referring to it as "Bragbook".

"Just swam in our new pool for the first time!"

"Just got back from the so-and-so show. So much fun!"

"Taking our new car for a test drive."

"Whew! Glad to be back from our trip to Italy!"

I can be happy for people - really I can. But I feel like I've got a non-stop feed of BRAGGING and little else.

I was raised to view bragging as bad, so it confuses me. I guess there's a fine line between sharing good news and bragging.

 

[golfgal]

Yep, I hide their posts on my wall, so I don't see them. I don't want to get rid of them as friends just in case I want to contact them again, so I chose to hide their posts

Do you have to hide them each time or is there some why you can automatically hide them? I have one person that I don't really want to unfriend but she posts ALL the time and it is all over the top stuff I just don't want cluttering up my page--1/2 of my page is her crap.

 

[golfgal]

Do you have to hide them each time or is there some why you can automatically hide them? I have one person that I don't really want to unfriend but she posts ALL the time and it is all over the top stuff I just don't want cluttering up my page--1/2 of my page is her crap.

Ok, nevermind-I figured it out--I wish I knew this earlier .